In Photos: $50M worth Jayson Tatum gets huge shoutout from Duke after NBA championship victory

Former Duke Blue Devil Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics to their 18th NBA championship after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the NBA Finals. In the playoffs, the 6-foot-8 small forward averaged 25.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists while shooting 42.7% from the field (28.3% from beyond the arc).

Duke men's basketball shared some images on Instagram to give a shoutout to Tatum, who has a net worth of $50 million (per Celebrity Net Worth).

Tatum joined the Blue Devils in 2016 and played 29 games for them. He averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33.1 minutes per game. He declared for the NBA draft in 2017 after a lone season with Duke.

Tatum was drafted as the No. 3 pick overall in the draft and was accompanied by three more players from the Blue Devils (Luke Kennard, Harry Giles and Frank Jackson).

In just one season with Duke, Jayson Tatum won a lot of accolades.

• One of five finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
• Third-team All-ACC selection and a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team
• ACC Rookie of the Week three times (12/12, 2/13, 2/20)
• Ranked second among ACC freshmen in scoring and rebounding
• Led Duke in rebounds 11 times, scoring eight times and assists six times on the year
• Finished the season ranked fourth on Duke's freshman charts in free throws made (118), fifth in rebound average (7.3) and free throw percentage (.849), sixth in scoring average (16.8), and 10th in minutes (33.3)

Duke ranked fourth-favourite to win the title next season

Just two months post the NCAA tournament, the way-too-early predictions are out. While a lot of college hoops fans are speculating who will lift the NCAA title next season, BetOnline has named their top 10 college basketball teams that are likely to win.

Jon Scheyer led the Blue Devils to Elite Eight last season. He has added some nice names to the roster, including Cooper Flagg, who would be a key player for Scheyer's team next season.

They have 14/1 odds to win the NCAA championship next season. While these are all predictions, the actual season could be different and they will have to leave it all out on the floor.

How far do you think the Blue Devils will make in the NCAA tournament next season?